To 26 May, nuclear and climate news.
Can’t keep up with the pandemic news – I hope you can.
One thing, though. Beyond Nuclear has pointed out the significance of the floods in Midland, Michigan, where they do have one nuclear research reactor, but fortunately no commercial ones. They warn on ” the almost impossible challenge of evacuating people to safety during simultaneous catastrophic events.” The floods bring together the climate, pandemic, and nuclear dangers all in one area.
Public attention is not on this one. BUT, the 2020 Review Conference of a landmark international treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is due soon, though postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty is also at risk. It’s under the radar, while everyone worries about COVID-19 and climate, – but the danger of nuclear weapons use is escalating, as Donald Trump unravels the treaty system that is aimed at preventing nuclear war. He also wants USA to hugely increase its nuclear weaponry.
Some bits of good news – Maasai Nature Conservancy Asks For Help To Fight Pandemic—And 100,000 People Answer. World’s Most Endangered Primate Population Triples After 17 Years of Careful Conservation
AUSTRALIA
NUCLEAR
National Radioactive Waste Dump PLan. Peter Remta: Misleading and inaccurate information provided by authorities on National Radioactive Waste Management. The false economics promised by the government’s National Radioactive Waste Management plan. Napandee is geologically and geophysically unsuitable for Australia’s nuclear waste dump. Australian Law on radioactive waste to be changed in order to prevent any judicial review!.
National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF) under scrutiny – fact checking.
Some more submissions to the Senate on National Radioactive Waste Bill:
- Felicity Wright: appalled at effect on Aboriginal communities of decision on National Radioactive Waste Dump Site.
- Rose Costelloe – Kimba traditional Aboriginal area not suitable for nuclear waste dump.
- Dianne Ashton on Government untrustworthiness – the rushed, unethical decision on nuclear waste site.
- Felicity Wright: appalled at effect on Aboriginal communities of decision on National Radioactive Waste Dump Site.
- Nick Pastalatzis questions the government’s boast about jobs at the planned nuclear waste dump.
- Terry Schmucker- unfairness of community funding for nuclear dump has split the local community.
- Sue Woolford recommends the Canadian model for selecting a Nuclear Waste Facility Site.
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors included in Morrison govt’s energy plan?.
Australian govt and ERA squabble over monitoring of Ranger uranium clean-up.
CLIMATE Australia, and other countries – deaths from global hatinge are being underestimated . Australian government’s climate and post-Covid policy is a sop to the fossil fuel industries. National Coordination COVID-19 Commission – a fossil fuel mates’ rort of staggering proportions.
Morrison’s lack of transparency is undermining green recovery, Coalition’s Technology Investment Roadmap: Poor policy in practice. Leaked plan for huge gas subsidies– Coalition’s ‘grey’ baseline and credit scheme could pay companies to increase emissions. The Morrison government manipulates, to paint the coal industry as “clean” and “renewable”
MPs sayLeading doctors in Australia (over 180 of them) want Australia’s Australia’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) made stronger, not weaker. Minerals Council of Australia keen to keep Australia’s environmental law the same, (or make it even worse)
RENEWABLE ENERGY. Greens pitch Green New Deal, 100% renewables target for post-Covid recovery. Huge 2GW of wind, solar and storage to deliver green future for Queensland industrial hub.
INTERNATIONAL
A moment of reckoning – when coronavirus meets climate change. Coronavirus: How to prevent a new nuclear arms race – and future pandemics.
The danger to children of low level nuclear radiation has been underestimated.
The international nuclear weapons race. Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at risk, due to Donald Trump’s accusations ?
Antarctic krill threatened by warming waters – climate change’s danger to the marine ecosystem.
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